Kosmos 6
| Mission type | ABM radar target Technology |
|---|---|
| Harvard designation | 1962 Alpha Delta 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-028A |
| SATCAT no. | 00338 |
| Mission duration | 39 days |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | DS-P1 |
| Manufacturer | Yuzhnoye |
| Launch mass | 355 kg[1] |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 30 June 1962, 16:00:00 GMT |
| Rocket | Yuzhnoye |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 8 August 1962 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric[2] |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Perigee altitude | 264 km |
| Apogee altitude | 344 km |
| Inclination | 49.0° |
| Period | 90.6 minutes |
| Epoch | 30 June 1962 |
Kosmos 6 (Russian: Космос 6 meaning Cosmos 6), also known as DS-P1 No.1 as part of the Dnepropetrovsk Sputnik programme[1] and occasionally in the West as Sputnik 16 was a prototype radar target satellite for anti-ballistic missile tests, which was launched by the Soviet Union in 1962.
Spacecraft
It was the sixth satellite to be designated under the
Yuzhnoye.[3]
Mission
It was launched aboard the seventh flight of the
GMT on 30 June 1962.[5] Kosmos 6 was placed into a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 264 kilometres (164 mi), an apogee of 344 kilometres (214 mi), an inclination of 49.0°, and an orbital period of 90.6 minutes.[2] It decayed on 8 August 1962.[2]
Kosmos 6 was a prototype DS-P1 satellite, the first of four to be launched.[3] Of the other three satellites, one was lost in a launch failure on 6 April 1963, and the remaining two successfully reached orbit as Kosmos 19 and Kosmos 25.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Cosmos 6: Display 1962-028A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c "Cosmos 6: Trajectory 1962-028A". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 23 April 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Wade, Mark. "DS-P1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "Kosmos 2". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ Wade, Mark. "DS". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
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